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acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

acrylonitrile butadiene styrene noun: an amorphous thermoplastic polymer made by polymerizing styrene and acrylonitrile in the presence of polybutadiene.

Noun

acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (countable and uncountable, plural acrylonitrile butadiene styrenes)

  1. An amorphous thermoplastic polymer made by polymerizing styrene and acrylonitrile in the presence of polybutadiene.
    Synonyms:
    ABS

Synonyms of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

Forms of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

pluralacrylonitrile butadiene styrenes

Questions about acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

What does acrylonitrile butadiene styrene mean?
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene means an amorphous thermoplastic polymer made by polymerizing styrene and acrylonitrile in the presence of polybutadiene.
What part of speech is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene?
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene is a noun.
What is the plural of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene?
The plural of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene is acrylonitrile butadiene styrenes.

Words near acrylonitrile butadiene styrene in the dictionary

  1. acrylic resins
  2. acrylics
  3. acrylodan
  4. acrylol
  5. acrylonitrile
  6. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
  7. acrylonitrile butadiene styrenes
  8. acrylonitrilebutadienestyrene
  9. acrylonitriles
  10. acrylonitrilic
  11. acryloxies

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